Supervisory Nurse (Consultant)

This position is located in the Indian Health Service (IHS), Great Plains Area (GPA) Office, Office of Area Director, located in Aberdeen, South Dakota, or Rapid City, South Dakota. The Supervisory Nurse Consultant serves as Executive Staff and a member of the Service Unit Governing Board, acting as the senior nursing authority and Principal Nurse Consultant for the Great Plains Area. A REAL ID will be required beginning May 7, 2025, in accordance with 6 C.F.R. 37.5 (2021).

Serves as subject matter expert providing professional nursing direction and consultant services regarding all matters pertaining to licensed and professional nursing scope of practice, administration and management of nursing services to facilitate access to care and quality of care to the Area Director, Chief Medical Officer, Chief Executive Officers, and Directors of Nursing in the area. Conducts evaluations of inpatient and ambulatory care nursing services to meet national nursing standards, improve access to health care services and quality of care.

Participates as a member of the Executive Staff and on the Service Unit (SU) Governing Board to evaluate all aspects of the health delivery system. Directly supervises the Women's Health Consultant, the Public Health Nursing Consultant, and the Nurse Recruiter. Total Compensation Package - Check out IHS's outstanding total compensation package for this job: Registered Nurse Total Compensation | Pay (ihs.gov)

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience.

You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. This position will be filled through the Office of Personnel Management's Direct Hire Authority. Category rating and Veterans' Preference will not be considered in evaluating applicants. For more information on Direct Hire Authority, please see OPM Direct Hire Fact Sheet. Your application (resume and supporting documentation) will be evaluated to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications required as listed on the announcement under qualification requirements.

To be considered well qualified for the purposes of the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) and the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must substantively exceed the basic qualifications and meet all eligibility, physical, medical, suitability, and any other requirements.

Basic Requirement(S)

Individual Occupational Requirements Note: Employees currently assigned to positions in this occupational series as of September 2017 will be considered to have met the basic requirements for the position occupied. Basic Requirements Education A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education(external link), Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs(external link), Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education(external link), or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.

Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (external link) is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. Licensure For all grade levels and positions, applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination(external link). In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-13) in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Initiates, develops program review, evaluation and reporting, provides leadership and guidance to meet objectives; serving as the primary advisor on nursing services which includes managing, evaluating and reporting outcomes on the wide range of clinical nursing services, preventive, and public health programs including budget, expansion of programs and health care reform; responsible to provide direction and guidance regarding all matters pertaining to licensed and professional nursing scope of practice, administration and management of nursing services to facilitate access to care and quality of care.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.